Dad keeps lookout for missing son
Article by February 2, 2021
Early this morning 48-year-old John Watson stood by the rocks at Queen’s Street Beach, Speightstown, St Peter, hoping to catch a sighting of his 19-year-old son Jerome Romario Edwards who went missing while at sea in the same area on Sunday evening.
Watching the choppy waters, Watson told
Barbados TODAY he had been in that location for a while hoping and praying he spots his child’s body.
“It ain’t nothing I could do right now but just wait. I come searching hoping to find something, but nothing as yet,” a soft-spoken Watson said.
The Samuel Jackman Prescod Institute of Technology will be conducting online examinations only during the period January 18 to 29. Students have been advised to pay attention to their current examinations timetable and to log on at the designated times to complete these exams. All exams which were set to be conducted face to face have been postponed. (BGIS)
Association rowing on despite challenges
Article by January 11, 2021
The one major issue facing the Rowing Association of Barbados (RAB)right now is finding a permanent home, says president Dr Anthony Yarde.
“The boats need to be stored in a space where they can get air. Right now we are storing them in a container and putting back more heat. We need to retrofit the container as a temporary space for the boats.
“Then we don’t have anywhere to put the gear or equipment. So we need to find space close to the beach where we can call home. That again proves to be a challenge,” Yarde told
Chief Fire Officer, Errol Maynard
The Barbados Fire Service (BFS) is seeking to roll out a suite of new training initiatives to enhance the skills set of officers, and position the organisation to respond to new and emerging challenges.
Chief Fire Officer, Errol Maynard, disclosed some of those plans as he addressed the closing ceremony of the Barbados Fire Academy Auxiliary Fire Officers’ Recruit Course at the Samuel Jackman Prescod Institute of Technology.
“As we evolve as a department, as the environment changes, your training will be upgraded to meet the needs of the industry, the environment, and the demands of the society,” he told recruits.
December 17, 2020
A modern fire and rescue service is to emerge from a complete overhaul of the law governing the Barbados Fire Service, Minister of Home Affairs Wilfred Abrahams said on Wednesday.
In remarks during the passing out parade of nearly two-dozen firefighter recruits at the Samuel Jackman Prescod Institute of Technology, Abrahams said there has been no large-scale revision of the Fire Service Act since 1961 to modernize it and bring it in line with the current practices in the field.
The proposed overhaul is intended to allow the Barbados Fire Service to evolve into a comprehensive fire management and rescue operation which can deliver a modern fire and rescue service that responds to the demands of the 21st Century, he said.